Random Quiz - 1

1. The Bible is the word of _______ in words of men.

2. What is the famous Golden Rule according to Matt 7:12 / Lk 6:31

3. What is the Royal Law and where is it mentioned?

4. What is the Christ’s new commandment and where is it?

5. Jesus Christ quotes from ____ OT books, ______ times in 4 gospels
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Answers:1-5

1)God;
2)Whatever you want others to do for you...(The designation "Golden rule" is not in the Bible);
3)Love your neighbor as yourself, James 2:8/Rom 13:9;
4)Love one another, John 13:34-35;
5)22, 70;
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6. At His baptism, Who saw the spirit of God descending like a dove?

7. Multiple choice. In the song of songs, we read about: a) only a man b) only a woman c) a man and a Woman d) one man and many women

8. In which book Paul described the “the whole armor of God” that would
protect Christians against the schemes of the devil?

9. Which two books in the Bible begin with "In the beginning...."?

10. God commanded the Hebrews to establish and celebrate annually three national feast days. Which was not one of those days?
a)Passover b)Pentecost c)Feast of Tabernacles d)Hanukkah
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Answers:6-10

6)John, John 1:32;
7) d;
8)Eph 6: 11-18;
9)Genesis & John
10)Hanukkah;
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11. How many books of the Bibles' original manuscripts still exist?

12. What is Apocrypha?

13. How many Books are in the New Testament?

14. In what language, the New Testament was originally written?

15) In what language, the Old Testament was originally written?
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Answers:11-15

11) No original manuscripts exist in OT or even NT. All the ancient sources are hand made copies of copies;
12) The Apocrypha, meaning things hidden, is a collection of 7 Jewish books dating from the period 150 BC to 70 AD which are traditionally included in the Old Testament of Catholic Bibles, but are excluded or put in a separate section of Protestant Bibles. The names of the Books are: Tobit, Judith, 1st Maccabees, 2nd Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach(Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch;
13) 27. The 27 New Testament books were formally adopted by the Synod of Carthage in 397 AD;
14) Greek. Although Jesus and his disciples probably spoke Aramaic, the NT books were written in Greek, the commonly used language of writing at that time;
15) Most of the OT was written in Hebrew, but parts of the books of Daniel, Ezra, Jer 10:11(one verse only) were written in Aramaic, the commonly spoken language of Palestine;
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16) What is Pentateuch?

17) What is the meaning of the word "testament" in ancient times?

18) Was Moses a Jew?

19) Fertility was very important if the blessings were to be passed down from generation to generation, yet most of the women in Genesis were initially barren. Who was not barren?
a) Sarah, b) Rebekah, c)Rachel, d) Tamar

20) Who buried Moses?
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Answers:16-20

16) Pentateuch is a Greek term meaning 5 volumes and refers to the 1st five books of the Old testament. Jews call it "Book of the Law", or simply "The Law";
17) The word "testament" comes from Latin 'testes' or testicles. It derives from the ancient Near Eastern custom of placing one's hand on the other party's testicles in making a solemn pledge, conveying not only the trust of the two parties but also that the pledge is binding on the future generations that will come from the seed of each man.
18) No. Moses is the descendant of Levi. The descendants of Judah became known as Jews;
19) Tamar was not barren. Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel became pregnant after God's caring intervention;
20) God (Deut 34:6).